Recognised as Colour

#BBCB89

#BBCB89
Green
Light
Nearest: Dark khaki

#BBCB89 is a green with RGB values 187, 203, 137 and HSL 75°, 39%, 67%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 12:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark khaki.

Colour values

#BBCB89#BBCB89

HEX#BBCB89

RGBrgb(187, 203, 137)

RGB (0–1)0.7333, 0.7961, 0.5373

RGB percentages73.3%, 79.6%, 53.7%

HSLhsl(74.5, 38.8%, 66.7%)

HSV / HSBhsv(74.5, 32.5%, 79.6%)

CMYK7.9%, 0%, 32.5%, 20.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer12,307,337

CSS custom property--colour: #BBCB89;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.55083WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness191.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 12.02:1

Contrast with white1.75:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black12.02:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#C3C3C3

Inverted#443476

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#D3C484no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 12.6 from the original

Deuteranopia#D1C48Cno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 12.5 from the original

Tritanopia#C1C4BAno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 29.7 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text1.75:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text12.02:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dark khaki · ΔE 12.4 Pale goldenrod · ΔE 15 Dark seagreen · ΔE 16.7 Khaki · ΔE 19.2 Wheat · ΔE 21.7 Tan · ΔE 22.7

Nearest named CSS colourDark khaki (#BDB76B)ΔE 12.42, a distinctly different colour

Hue familygreen

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#9989CB

Analogous#CBBA89, #9ACB89

Triadic#89BBCB, #CB89BB

Split complementary#899ACB, #BA89CB

Tetradic#89CBBA, #9989CB, #CB899A

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#F8FAF3

Lighter +20%#E4EAD0

Lighter +10%#CFDBAC

Darker −10%#A7BB66

Darker −20%#8FA549

Darker −30%#708239

Darker −40%#525E2A

More saturated +25%#C6E074

Less saturated −25%#B0B69E

Channel breakdown

R187

G203

B137

Red187 (73.3%)

Green203 (79.6%)

Blue137 (53.7%)

Hue74.55°

Saturation (HSL)38.82%

Lightness66.67%

Dominant channelGreen

Hex per channelR BB · G CB · B 89

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BBCB89 (chemical formula)

Formula
995.721 g/mol
92 atoms

BBCB89 has a molar mass of 995.721 g/mol, made up of 92 atoms across 2 elements: 91 × B, 1 × C.

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Molar mass

Molar mass995.721 g/mol

Total atoms per molecule92

Distinct elements2

Mass of one molecule1.6534336 × 10^-21 g

Molecules per gram6.0480202 × 10^20

Name

NameNot in the name tablea name cannot be worked out from a formula alone: isomers share formulas, and naming depends on bonding the formula does not show

Composition by mass

B98.8%

C1.2%

Boron (B × 91)983.71 g/mol, 98.794%

Carbon (C)12.011 g/mol, 1.206%

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